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Traffic navigates around the Adams Street on-ramp to Interstate 81 in July when it was closed for repair work. Several lanes and ramps will be closed this week in and around Syracuse for bridge inspections.
(Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com)

Syracuse, N.Y. -- Bridge inspections needed for the Interstate 81 Opportunities project -- which will determine the highway's future in downtown Syracuse -- will force lane and ramp closures this week, the state Department of Transportation said.

The closures will occur outside peak traffic times and last less than a day at a time.

According to the DOT, the closures will affect local interstates and some streets in the city of Syracuse and Onondaga County. The bridge inspections are part of the process to decide the future of I-81. Project specific bridge inspections began in late 2013 and will continue through 2014.

The bridge inspections and closures are very dependent on the weather, the DOT said. For the latest updates on whether closures are taking place as scheduled visit www.511NY.org.

Below are the upcoming lane and ramp closures as outlined by the DOT:

Wednesday, Jan. 15

Northbound I-481 over the Thruway: single lane closures on the eastbound Thruway from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.